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An anti-pastoral memory, the real life of English farm labourers in a time of great agricultural change. Unsentimental and honest, this is an unforgettable account of life during the first half of the twentieth century in Northern England where locomotives first billowed coal smoke and people left the land to work in industrialised towns and cities.
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Brother to the Ox
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Little Toller Books, Dorset, England, 2015
ISBN 10: 1908213310
ISBN 13: 9781908213310
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, trade paperback with French flaps, the book has a shallow lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and corners, and some rubbing with mild edge wear to the covers. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good+ copy. Seller Inventory # 211786
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Brother to the Ox
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. Seller Inventory # 299486
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Brother to the Ox: 5 (Nature Classic Library)
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Little Toller Books, United Kingdom, Wimborne Minster, 2015
ISBN 10: 1908213310
ISBN 13: 9781908213310
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1933, influenced by the books of Charles Dickens and George Eliot borrowed from the public library, Fred Kitchen started writing about his experiences as a farm labourer. He was studying at the Workers Educational Association where his jottings became Brother to the Ox, this classic memoir of farming which does not romanticise the countryside. Fred's story begins in childhood, at West Riding, South Yorkshire, where he explored the woods and fields owned by the nobleman who employed his father for seventeen shillings a week. It was a place where the sun rose and set and little else disturbed the day's still waters. But his journey away from this idyll began abruptly on his thirteenth birthday, after his father died, when the young Fred started working as a 'day-lad' and then a horseman to support his family. His search for work through the fields, cowyards and colliers of Northern England is an honest and unforgettable account of life during the first half of the twentieth century, when locomotives first billowed coal smoke, while the First World War tore Europe apart, and as people left the land to work in the industrialised towns and cities. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007316971
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Brother to the Ox: 5 (Nature Classic Library)
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Brother to the Ox: 5 (Nature Classic Library) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9781908213310
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781908213310
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